into your situation. it s just awfully good that someone with the temperament of donald trump is not in charge of the law in our country. because you d be in jail. just remarkable to look back on that. whitaker came to the meetings prepared to tell the president what justice was doing on clinton-related matters, although our sources say whitaker did not seem to cross any line. more broadly, the president pressing whitaker at the time seems to prove he was lying this month when he said this i don t know matt whitaker. matt whitaker works for jeff sessions, and he was always extremely highly thought of. he still is. so far no comment from the justice department on all of this. and tough senate republicans are slamming president trump for standing behind saudi arabia and crown prince mohammed bin salman. in the wake of the murder of washington post journalist
whitaker came to the meetings prepared to tell the president was just was doing on clinton-related matters. the source says whitaker did not cross any kind of line. more bradley, the president broadly, the president pressing whitaker more proof that he was lying when he said this i don t know matt whitaker, matt whitaker works for jeff sessions. he was extremely highly thought of and still is. mr. trump had been clear for some time he intended to go after hillary clinton including this remark at a presidential debate. if i win, i am going to instruct my tirnl to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation. it s awfully good that someone with the temperament of donald trump is not in charge of the law in our country. yeah. because you d be in jail. startling to hear the comments from more than two years ago. no comment from the justice department on all of this. let s talk about this with
officials. and temperatures taking an epically cold turn. windchills in the single digits in new york for thanksgiving. putting the balloons for the parade in jeopardy. welcome back to early start. i m kaylee hartung in for christine romans. i m dave briggs. we need new plans for our holiday. perhaps no day in the trump presidency over the last 24 hours gives a clearer picture of his world view and his view of presidential powers. that s where we start. turns out the president s calls to lock her up were heard at rallies and inside the white house. president trump was taking steps to have the justice department actually prosecute hillary clinton. the president pressing white house counsel don mcghan to make it lhappen. the new york times first reported on the push to have clinton and former fbi director james comey prosecuted.
requests that he was asked to have hillary clinton prosecuted. mcghan has since left the white house after extensive cooperation with the mueller investigation according 30 hours of interviews that unnerved the president. cnn sources say the president also spoke repeatedly with deputy attorney general rod rosenstein and matthew whitaker, now the acting attorney general, then chief of staff to jeff sessions. mr. trump asked them about justice department progress investigating hillary clinton. and whitaker came to the meetings prepared to tell the president what justice was doing on clinton-related matters, although our source says whitaker did not seem to cross any line. more broadly, the president pressing whitaker at the time. it seems to prove he was lying this month when he said this
the president orders the president, the leader orders the investigation and prosecution of his political enemies. fortunately, there are people in the white house here who understood the traditions and the rules of the american legal system and said you can t do that, and it didn t happen. mcghan fended off the president s repeated requests to have his rivals prosecuted. the times reports mcghan had white house lawyers write a memo warning the president about all the consequences including possible impeachment. mcghan has since left the white house after extensive cooperation with the mueller investigation including 30 hours of interviews that unnerved the president. cnn sources say the president also spoke repeatedly with deputy attorney general rod rosenstein and matthew whitaker, now the acting attorney general, then chief of staff to jeff sessions. mr. trump asked them about justice department progress investigating hillary clinton. he d been very clear he intended to go af